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نَوْع

type /ˈnawʕ/

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Also: kind, sort, species

Example sentences

هَذَا نَوْع جَيِّد مِنَ الشَّاي.
This is a good kind of tea.
أَيُّ نَوْع مِنَ المُوسِيقَى تُفَضِّل؟
Which kind of music do you prefer?
هُنَاكَ أَنْوَاع كَثِيرَة مِنَ الأَسْمَاك فِي البَحْر.
There are many kinds of fish in the sea.
هَذَا النَّوْع مِنَ السُّلُوك غَيْر مَقْبُول فِي العَمَل.
This type of behavior is not acceptable at work.
يَعْتَمِد اخْتِيَار النَّوْع المُنَاسِب عَلَى احْتِيَاجَات كُلّ مُسْتَخْدِم.
Choosing the right type depends on the needs of each user.
إِنَّ التَّمْيِيز بَيْنَ نَوْعَيِ الخَطَأ يَتَطَلَّب فَهْمًا دَقِيقًا لِلْمَنْهَج العِلْمِيّ.
Distinguishing between the two types of error requires a precise understanding of the scientific method.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeنَوْعٌأَنْوَاعٌ
Genitiveنَوْعٍأَنْوَاعٍ
Accusativeنَوْعًاأَنْوَاعًا
Vocativeيَا نَوْعُيَا أَنْوَاعُ

Word family

أَنْوَاعtypes, kinds (plural)
تَنَوُّعdiversity, variety
نَوَّعَto diversify, to vary
مُتَنَوِّعdiverse, varied
نَوْعِيَّةquality

Etymology

نَوْع comes from the Arabic triliteral root n-w-ʿ, which carries the sense of kind or variety. From the same root Arabic forms تَنَوُّع (diversity) and the verb نَوَّعَ (to vary). In modern usage the word covers everything from a type of product to a biological species.

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